Fs Owen 213, 09 (P375930)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111052

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. du-gu-da-ga
2. geme2-gu ama#-ni#-da di in-da-du11
3. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 geme2-gu2-edin-na mu-bi-im
4. 1(disz) sag-nita2# szu#-na mu-ni-im
5. 1(disz) sag#-munus ma-tu mu-ni-im
6. 1(disz) geme2#-gu dam-mu ma-an-ba bi2-in-du11
7. ur-e2-an-na
8. lugal-ezem
9. lugal-ni2-zu
10. szesz-kal-la
11. lu2# ki inim-ma-me
12. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. ur-e2-an-na-ke4
2. nam-erim2-bi u3-un-ku5
3. geme2-gu gu4 u3 sag szu-na ba-ab-gi4-gi4
4. 1(disz) a-za-a ha-za-num2
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-su dam-gar3
6. 1(disz) a-ab-ba
7. 1(disz) lugal-hi-li ugula
8. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu dumu ha-ba-lu5-ge2
  blank space
9. lu2 ki#-ba# gub#-[ba]-me#

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P375930

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 73.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111052
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 1118

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069937
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.111052
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-1118

References

  • primary: Fs Owen p.201-217, p. 213, 9

    [Molina2010court] Molina, Manuel. 2010. “Court Records from Umma.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 201–17. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-01-24 at 10:56:17 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-08-17 at 12:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-16 at 15:05:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:07:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Owen 213, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375930.
Fs Owen 213, 09 artifact entry (No. P375930). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375930 (Original work published 2007)
Fs Owen 213, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375930 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Owen 213, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375930.
Fs Owen 213, 09 artifact entry (No. P375930). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375930 (Original work published 2007)
Fs Owen 213, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375930 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375930},
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PY  - 2023
ID  - P375930
LB  - CDLI:P375930
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Fs Owen 213, 09 artifact entry
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